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Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett is an Australian actress, who describes her younger self as "part extrovert, part wallflower". Following a trip to Egypt when she was 18, she was asked to be an extra in a movie and, following filming, went to study acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney. After beginning her career in the theatre, Cate moved onto movies, starring in Oscar & Lucinda, opposite Ralph Fiennes, The Talented Mr Ripley and Elizabeth, the role that earned her a Best Actress Academy Award. She then took on the role as Galadriel in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and Katherine Hepburn in The Aviator. Cate has acted alongside some of Hollywood's most gorgeous men, including Brad Pitt in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Russell Crowe in Robin Hood. Cate is set to star in the all female Oceans Eleven remake, Oceans Eight. Cate is married to screenwriter Andrew Upton and they have three sons together.